Mahan
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Mahan was an ancient Korean confederacy of chiefdoms in the southwestern Korean Peninsula, regarded as one of the Samhan states that preceded the formation of early Korean kingdoms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19529250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahan Context triple: [Jin (Korean state), predecessorOf, Mahan]
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A.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan was an influential American naval officer and historian whose writings on sea power profoundly shaped naval strategy and foreign policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher
Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher was a senior United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for commanding American naval forces during the 1914 intervention at Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
Admiral Charles Turner Joy
Admiral Charles Turner Joy was a prominent U.S. Navy officer best known for his service as a senior commander during the Korean War and as the chief United Nations negotiator at the Korean Armistice talks.
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D.
Admiral Albert Gleaves
Admiral Albert Gleaves was a distinguished United States Navy officer best known for commanding U.S. convoy operations during World War I and later serving as Commander, U.S. Asiatic Fleet.
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E.
Admiral William S. Benson
Admiral William S. Benson was a United States Navy officer who became the first Chief of Naval Operations and played a key leadership role during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahan Target entity description: Mahan was an ancient Korean confederacy of chiefdoms in the southwestern Korean Peninsula, regarded as one of the Samhan states that preceded the formation of early Korean kingdoms.
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A.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan was an influential American naval officer and historian whose writings on sea power profoundly shaped naval strategy and foreign policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher
Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher was a senior United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for commanding American naval forces during the 1914 intervention at Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
Admiral Charles Turner Joy
Admiral Charles Turner Joy was a prominent U.S. Navy officer best known for his service as a senior commander during the Korean War and as the chief United Nations negotiator at the Korean Armistice talks.
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D.
Admiral Albert Gleaves
Admiral Albert Gleaves was a distinguished United States Navy officer best known for commanding U.S. convoy operations during World War I and later serving as Commander, U.S. Asiatic Fleet.
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E.
Admiral William S. Benson
Admiral William S. Benson was a United States Navy officer who became the first Chief of Naval Operations and played a key leadership role during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.